alleryStart learning →Taking fish faster than they can replace themselves is called
AAquaculture
BOverfishing
CDesalination
DTerracing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Overfishing
Overfishing is taking wildlife from the sea at rates too high for the fished species to replace themselves.
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